Pastor Kidnapped But Escapes

On May 16, Pentecostal preacher Rev. Wilson Fazal left for church and disappeared. Fazal had faced previous threats. Three days before, he had evaded a kidnapping attempt. He, and other Christians in the city of Quetta, had been receiving threats, warning them to stop preaching to Muslims, including a letter calling itself Mahaz-e-Jihad, or "Frontier of the Holy War." The Voice of the Martyrs has received copies of two of these letters that he had received prior to his kidnapping. They are available below.

On May 11, he had received a letter from a group calling itself Mahaz-e-Jihad, or "Frontier of the Holy War" saying, "You are an infidel and blasphemer, stop preaching Christianity in schools, hospitals and Churches, Wage war (Jihad) against America." Believers across Pakistan were rightfully concerned when he vanished without a trace.

Two days later, on May 18, Fazal was found safe in the capital of Islamabad. According to Fazal, he had been taken 600 kilometres from Quetta, to the city of Peshawar, where he managed to escape from his captors.

Compass Direct reports that the whereabouts of six other Pentecostal pastors from Quetta are unknown at this time. While they may have also been kidnapped, it is speculated that they may have gone into hiding to avoid capture.

Praise God that Fazal is safe. Pray that he will not face further danger and that those responsible for this kidnapping will be found. Pray for the other missing pastors, that they will be safe. Pray for their families during this difficult time.

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Jihad Blessings -- Allah Mercy

Religion Christian Scholar: Wilson Fazal -- Quetta Baluchistan

You are a Blasphemer of Allah.

  1. Get ready to face the Jihadi Mujahideen
  2. Accept the last religion (Islam)
  3. Stop preaching Christianity in Schools, Hospitals and Churches.
  4. Join us and preach Islam in America.
  5. Jihad (fight) against America.
  6. Do all this for the sake of your children and get a lot of money from us.

Keep all this matter secret, and don't tell anybody.

Get ready, Get ready, Get ready ........... Otherwise.

WARNING FOR CHRISTIANS

DIE ON THE WAY OF ALLAH

The one who does not know to die, does not know to live.

This is to inform all Christian scholars, not to preach the false teaching of Christianity among Muslims. Throw out all Muslims from all of your Christian institutes and Churches and don't let them enter your institutes and churches at all.

Otherwise you should get ready for our suicide attacks.

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    Population
    247,653,551 (2023 est.)

    Ethnicity (%)
    Punjabi (44.7), Pashtun [Pathan] (15.4), Sindhi (14.1), Saraiki (8.4) Muhajirs (7.6) Balochi (3.6), Other (6.3)

    Religion (%)
    Islam (96.5), Other - Christian and Hindu (3.5)

    Leader
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    Legal system
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